The average person may never see the kind of fortunes that footballers take home, but there have been many cases where even these highly paid sportsmen have ended up in serious financial strife. A case in point is former Arsenal…
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Brits’ lack of personal savings is leaving a third of working families one month’s salary away from losing their home, according to a new report from Shelter. Research published by the homeless charity has revealed that more than one in…
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Half of would-be business owners (51 per cent) are put off following their dream by a lack of capital, new research suggests.
Of the 2,000 UK adult…
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The majority of personal insolvency experts believe debtors should be able to pay their bankruptcy costs in instalments.
Trade body R3 has called f…
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Changes need to be made to the current personal insolvency system to protect both debtors and creditors.
This is according to a new report fr…
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Self-employed individuals face a greater risk of having to enter bankruptcy than those who work for an organisation.
This is according to Una Farre…
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Insolvency laws in England and Wales are being altered to make it easier for undischarged bankrupts to get a bank account.
The move follows public …
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New consumer minister Jo Swinson has said she is disappointed to hear that The Co-operative Bank is withdrawing its basic bank accounts for undischarg…
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